News & Notices

On November 26, Bruce County celebrated local tourism innovators and entrepreneurs for the sixth annual Bruce County Spark Program. Five finalists pitched their innovative and sustainable tourism ideas, and three winners were selected to receive a tourism mentorship and a $3000 grant to help them take their concepts to the next level.

Please take notice that the Bruce County Administration Centre in Walkerton, the Lakeshore Hub in Port Elgin, the Peninsula Hub in Wiarton, and the Penetangore Hub in Kincardine will be closed from Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at Noon to Wednesday, January 1, 2025 for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.

The annual Geographic Information Systems GIS Day contest had 306 Grade 7 and 8 students from across Bruce and Grey Counties participating in a challenge to solve real-life, geographic problems using GIS technology.

vUPDATE (Friday, December 13, 2024 at 1:10 PM): This Significant Weather Event has ended. Caution should still be observed as regular maintenance activities are still occurring to return the highway conditions to a state of repair.

Bruce County Paramedic Services would like to thank Marvin Freiburger and Sons Inc. for their generous donation of $1,000.00 to support paramedic services in our region.

Please take notice that the Council of the Corporation of the County of Bruce passed a county-wide development charges Amending By-law No. 2024-069.

On Thursday, December 5, 2024, the Inaugural Council Meeting of the 2024-2025 Bruce County Council term was held in the Council Chambers at the Walkerton Administration Centre. Bruce County’s Councillors, the locally-elected Mayors of the eight lower-tier municipalities in the County, elected a Warden and Deputy Warden for the 2024-2025 term in this inaugural meeting.

Bruce County Council met on December 5, 2024 beginning at 9:30 AM in the Council Chambers and virtually through Teams. Video recordings of the meeting can be reviewed at www.brucecounty.on.ca/government/agendas-and-minutes

Brant Tract trail users are advised that the Sleddog Sports Association of Southwestern Ontario (SSASO) is holding a timed racing event at Bruce County’s Brant Tract on Saturday, December 7, 2024. The event will run from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

UPDATE (Friday, December 6, 2024 at 9:22 AM): This Significant Weather Event has ended. Caution should still be observed as regular maintenance activities are still occurring to return the highway conditions to a state of repair.